"Our position remains that our nation's spectrum policy must support the expansion of both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and allow the FCC, as the expert agency, to have the necessary flexibility to make well-founded spectrum decisions," the group said. "At first blush it does not appear that this draft advances that spectrum policy."

The Information Technology Industry Council, a tech trade group, said it was encouraged by the committee's proposal to allow incentive auctions that would allow TV stations to share in auction proceeds if they voluntarily give up spectrum. New spectrum is needed for mobile broadband, the group said.

The trade group said it was concerned about the unlicensed spectrum auction proposal, however.

The IDG News Service